Amoung Throckmorton's many accomplishments in medicine, the sign that bears his name carries the greatest legacy. Just as his radiographic sign has helped many a trauma surgeon and ER physician rapidly identify a serious medical problem, it is hoped that his other signs will alert the voting public of other things that are seriously wrong with our medical and legal systems.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Real World Lesson #2
I just had a patient tell me that his generic colchicine that he takes for gout used to cost $18. It now costs $154. Turns out that the Feds have placed regulations that all old meds have to meet these new testing and other criteria. No one can afford to pay for all these new tests for the meds that have been around since the dawn of time, so guess what? The generics are either vanishing or getting more costly. Real World Lesson #2: Regulations make things cost more.
*sigh*
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